Shoe and blank therefor



March 3O 1926.

H.F.NELSON SHOE AND BLANK THEREFOR I Filed Oct 6,, 1,924 I y mrw appended claims.

Patented 3O, 1926.

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Be it known that I, HENRY F. NELSON, a

citizen of the United States, and resident of Danville, in the county of Vermilion and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements vin Shoes and Blanks Therefor, of a specification.

This invention relates to the construction of the upper of a shoe and has for an object the production of such an upper from only two main pieces of material, the blanks for which may be out without much loss of material. I v

Another object of the invention is the construction of a shoe which will eliminate the usual seam at the back of the quarters, and will form the quarters of a single piece.

which the following is Further objects will be apparent from I can be readily cut or stamped out of leather the following detailed description and the "In the drawings:

Figure 1 is-a perspective'view of a shoe constructed in accordance with my inven-- tion. i

Figure 2 is a plan view of the blank which forms the vamp, tongue,and quarters of theshoe."

Figure 3 is a plan view of the blank which forms the quarters of the shoe.

' The blank A is cut in the form shown in Figure 2 and forms the vamp 1, side pieces 2 and counter 8. Slits4 and a partial cross slit 5 form the tongue 10'anda out 6 separates the two parts of the counter 3. The corners of the upper part of the coun ter may be rounded as shown at 7 if 'desired. The outer curved edge 8' is sewed or otherwise fastened to the sole O of the shoe while the rear edges .9 which are slightly inclined, are fastened together at the rear of the heel. The inclination of these edges is intended to conform to the; usual form of the footatthe heel and thereby procure a better fit.

The blank B is of the form shown in Figure 3, and is symmetrical on either side of a central line 18. The portions adjacent this line form the quarters 11. An approximately semi-circular portion is cut out at 12 which comes opposite the upper portions 13 of the counter and prevents undue thick ness at this point. Slits 14: are made as indicated, and the edges 15 from the cut out 12 to the slits 14 are sewed to the edges of the blank A formed by the cuts 4, the edges I 15' 1 lyin on as inside 61* as she-e.

short portions 16 of. the edge on the outside ofthe slits 14 lie outside of the shoeas clearly shown in Figure 1. Thecurved por-f tions 17.,of the blank: and the portions .22

form the top edges of the shoe as indicated.

. Double rows ofstitching 19 secure the two pieces together along the sides, and the front tabs 21 which lie outside thesshoe have an additional row of stitching20. Instead of rounding the upper corners of the counter as shown at 7 they may be left an- 7 gular as indicated at 23 in Figure 1, thus avoiding the necessity of rounding the corners. The upper edge may have a strip 2 attached to the inside for stiffening, and the usual eyelet holes 25 may be provided if desired.

It will be observedthat thetwo blanks with but little Waste, and that a well formed shoe can bemade with: a relatively small amount of stitching. Particularly is it to be noted that the quarters are formed in one piece, obviating the usual back seam in the upper part. of the shoe where the greatest number of rips usually occur. Variations may of course be madein' the curved portions 17 and22 ofblankB-for the purpose of varying the appearance or for fitting.

the shoes to feet having special characteristics. The form of the tongue may also be varied by trimming the same, but the'ton ue shown is very efficient and labor is avoi ed by retaining it in the form illustrated." A

' very small amount of stitching isnecessary compared with usual shoes. 1

Obviouslyv minor details may be varied without in any way departing from the spirit of the invention which is to be regarded as limited only by appended claims. p s

' I claim as'my invention: 1.. A shoe upper formed oftwo pieces of stitched together at the rear and having upward extensions from the counter, andthe the scope of the .160 material, one comprising the vamp, tongue, sides and counter and havlng its edges ward extensions of the counter but is of smaller size, the two pieces being stitched together'only along the lower edge of the second piece. i

2. A shoe upper formed of two pieces of material one comprising the vamp; sides,

tongue and counter and having its edges vstitched together at the rear and also having upward extensions from the counter, and the other forming the quarters and upper part of the shoe and having a out-out portion which registers substantially with the upward extensions of the counter, but is of smaller size, the two parts being stitched together only along, the lower edge of the 10 second part and the lower edge of the second part lying on the inside of the shoe except for tabs at the frontwhich lie on the outside of the shoe.

subscribed my name.

v HENR F. NELSON. 

